LIFEBOAT MAGAZINE ARCHIVE
Crania
CLACTON-ON-SBA, ESSEX.—A severe north-westerly gale was experienced off Clacton on the morning of the 15th March accompanied by a rough sea.
About 8.15 A.M. a vessel was seen drifting towards the Gunfleet...
Summary of the Meetings of the Committee
THURSDAY, 12th June, 1890.
Sir EDWARD BIRKBECK, Bait., M.P., V.P., in the Chair.
Read and confirmed the Minutes of the previous meeting.
Also read those of the Finance and...
Category: Committee
The Small Screw-Steamer Clan Alpine
BERWICK-ON-TWEED.—On the 2nd December the small screw-steamer Clan Alpine, of Leith, in entering the Kiver Tweed struck on the bar, turned broadside to the sea, and sank. The Life-boat Albert Victor was speedily launched and rescued the crew...
A Motor Boat (1)
Fowey, Cornwall - At 4.27 p.m. on 18th May, 1966, a woman informed the honorary secretary that she and her husband had been in a motor boat which capsized in Lantio Bay, but they had managed to scramble ashore. The lifeboat Deneys Reitz was...
People and Places
Around and about the RNLI Jam on the Bread! Two stars from the popular BBC TV series 'Bread' drew the winning tickets for the RNLI's 50th national lottery, which took place on 31 July 1990.
Nellie Boswell and...
Category: Articles
Scarf-Helmets for Life-Boatmen: A Correction
IN the article in the last number on Mrs. Edith Manby's scarf-helmets for life-boatmen it was stated that over half a hundredweight of wool was used.
This should have been over a quarter of a ton..
Category: Articles
Awards to Honorary Workers
Honorary Life-Governor Mrs. W. D. Gale has been appointed an honorary life-governor of the Institution in recognition of the valuable help she has given to the life-boat service as honorary secretary of the West Cowes ladies' life-boat...
Category: Awards
(Above) Children from Coxheath Infants School Raised £200 for Sheerness Lifeboat Station With a Sponsored Walk Around Their School Field When They Visited the Station The
(Above) Children from Coxheath Infants School raised £200 for Sheerness lifeboat station with a sponsored walk around their school field. When they visited the station they brought with them a painting of a lifeboat by six-year-old... - View image in PDF
Category: Photographs
Life-Boat Saturday Fund
LIST OF OFFICERS.
PRESIDENT.
H.R.H. The PRINCE of WALKS, K.O.
PRESIDENT OF THE LADIES' AUXILIARIES—H.E.H. The PRINCESS or WALES: CENTRAL COMMITTEE.
The Eight...
Category: Articles
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MAY 28TH. - RAMSGATE, KENT. On the instructions of the naval authorities the life-boat went to an allotted berth, ready if necessary to help in the landing of refugees from vessels which were expected, but her help was not needed. - Rewards,...